Lawsuit: ASU retaliated against official for push to probe harassment claims

By Pete Thamel, Yahoo!Sports: A former athletic official at Arizona State University has filed a federal civil lawsuit against the school, athletic director Ray Anderson and the Arizona Board of Regents tied to the school’s response to allegations of assault and sexual harassment by a prominent ASU athletics booster.

In a federal filing in Arizona District Court, former senior associate athletic director David Cohen alleges that his termination in December of 2019 was “clear retaliation,” tied to his insistence that ASU investigate the allegations made by three women against the booster, Bart Wear.

Civil lawsuit claims Arizona State retaliated against ex-official for insisting sexual harassment allegations be investigated

The lawsuit could lead numerous boldface names at ASU to give depositions in the case, including hoops coach Bobby Hurley, AD Ray Anderson, president Michael Crow and football coach Herm Edwards.

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